diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ar/argo-workflows/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/argo-workflows/package.nix
index 3d36652a968a..34961c75eb1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ar/argo-workflows/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/argo-workflows/package.nix
@@ -7,35 +7,6 @@
   pkgsBuildBuild,
 }:
 
-let
-  # Argo can package a static server in the CLI using the `staticfiles` go module.
-  # We build the CLI without the static server for simplicity, but the tool is still required for
-  # compilation to succeed.
-  # See: https://github.com/argoproj/argo/blob/d7690e32faf2ac5842468831daf1443283703c25/Makefile#L117
-  staticfiles = pkgsBuildBuild.buildGoModule {
-    name = "staticfiles";
-
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "bouk";
-      repo = "staticfiles";
-      rev = "827d7f6389cd410d0aa3f3d472a4838557bf53dd";
-      hash = "sha256-wchj5KjhTmhc4XVW0sRFCcyx5W9am8TNAIhej3WFWXU=";
-    };
-
-    vendorHash = null;
-
-    excludedPackages = [ "./example" ];
-
-    preBuild = ''
-      cp ${./staticfiles.go.mod} go.mod
-    '';
-
-    ldflags = [
-      "-s"
-      "-w"
-    ];
-  };
-in
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "argo-workflows";
   version = "3.6.10";
@@ -59,13 +30,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     installShellFiles
   ];
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    mkdir -p ui/dist/app
-    echo "Built without static files" > ui/dist/app/index.html
-
-    ${staticfiles}/bin/staticfiles -o server/static/files.go ui/dist/app
-  '';
-
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"